NFL Week 11 2020 Preview and Predictions

 

           Here are My NFL Week 11 2020 Preview and Predictions 

 

           Week 10 Record: 8-6

           Overall Record: 94-52-1

           Lock Pick Record: 9-1 

           Upset Pick Record: 3-6 

           Thursday Night Football/Marquee Game 

           Arizona Cardinals [6-3] at Seattle Seahawks [6-3]  

          TV: FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime 

          Time: 8:20 PM ET/7:20 PM CT  

          Thoughts: The Cardinals are coming off a last-second win against the Bills last week while the Seahawks are coming off their 2nd straight loss. Both teams have been even as the series is tied at 4-4 with the Cardinals winning in Week 8. Russell Wilson struggled last week against the Rams. He won't have another bad game. This is a must win for the Seahawks as the Cardinals and Rams are also 6-3. They have lost 2 straight games and badly need a win.  

          Prediction: Seahawks win 33-30  

         Marquee Sunday 1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT Game 

         Tennessee Titans [6-3] at Baltimore Ravens [6-3]  

         TV: CBS 

         Thoughts: This is a desperation game for both teams. The Titans are 1-3 in their last 4 games after starting the season 5-0. The Ravens are 2-3 against teams with at least 4 wins this year. Lamar Jackson has come back down to earth after his M.V.P season last year. Ryan Tannehill has struggled in his last 2 games. The Ravens look to avenge their AFC Divisional loss last year.  

         Prediction: Ravens win 24-21 

        Sunday 1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT Games 

       

        Atlanta Falcons [3-6] at New Orleans Saints [7-2] 

        TV: FOX 

       

        Thoughts: The records don't matter in this rivalry. Both teams have split the last 12 games each winning 6. Matt Ryan has played well against the Saints in his career. He has thrown for 6,848 yards with 43 touchdowns and just 16 interceptions in 23 career games vs the Saints. Jameis Winston will be starting in place of Drew Brees. He has played well in his career against the Falcons. Jameis Winston has thrown for 2,499 yards with 25 touchdowns and just 9 interceptions in 9 career games vs the Falcons. This will be a close game like it usually is with these two teams.  

        Prediction: Saints win 35-28        

        Upset Pick of the Week No.1 

        Cincinnati Bengals [2-6-1] at Washington Football Team [2-7] 

        TV: CBS in Cincinnati and Mid-Atlantic 

       Thoughts: The Washington Football Team has not won a game outside of the NFC East. They are 2-2 against the NFC East while being 0-5 against the rest of the NFL. The Bengals have not won a road game all year as they are 0-4. Something has to give in this game. The Washington defense will be the difference as they have allowed 24.2 ppg while the Bengals have allowed 27.1 ppg this season. This game means more for the Washington Football team as they are very much in the NFC East division race.

 

         Upset: Washington Football Team wins 24-17

         Upset Pick of the Week No.2 

         New England Patriots [4-5] at Houston Texans [2-7] 

         TV: CBS in Houston and New England 

         Thoughts: The Patriots are 1-3 on the road this season. They are averaging 22.7 ppg on offense while allowing 28 ppg on defense on the road this season. The Texans are 2-3 since firing Bill O'Brien. They are averaging 24 ppg on offense and allowing 25.2 ppg on defense in their last 5 games. DeShaun Watson has played well in his last 5 games. He has thrown for 1,447 yards with 12 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions.  

         Upset: Texans win 27-24 

         Philadelphia Eagles [3-5-1] at Cleveland Browns [6-3] 

 

         TV: FOX 

 

         Prediction: Browns win 31-19 

         Detroit Lions [4-5] at Carolina Panthers [3-7] 

         TV: FOX in Michigan and Carolinas 

         Prediction: Panthers win 23-14 

         Pittsburgh Steelers [9-0] at Jacksonville Jaguars [1-8] 

           

         TV: CBS 

         Prediction: Steelers win 24-10 

         Marquee Sunday 4:00 PM ET/3:00 PM CT Games 

         Green Bay Packers [7-2] at Indianapolis Colts [6-3]  

         TV: FOX 

         Thoughts: The Packers struggled to beat a 1-win Jaguars team last week. The Colts dominated a good Titans team last Thursday Night. The Packers are 1-1 against teams over .500 as they have had an easy schedule so far. The Colts are 2-2 against teams over .500 as their schedule as been more difficult. The Colts are the better team and that's why I like them in this game.  

          Prediction: Colts win 27-13 

          Other Sunday 4:00 PM ET/3:00 PM CT Games 

          Lock Pick of the Week  

          Dallas Cowboys [2-7] at Minnesota Vikings [4-5]  

         TV: FOX 

         Thoughts: Both teams are going in opposite directions. The Cowboys have lost their last 4 games while the Vikings have won their last 3 games. The Cowboys are winless on the road at 0-4. The Vikings are 1-3 at home this year and really need to start winning at home. The Vikings have won 5 of their last 6 home games vs the Cowboys. Kirk Cousins is playing better in the last 3 games. He has thrown for 672 yards with 6 touchdowns and just 1 interception in those games. Dalvin Cook has been dominant in the last 3 games rushing for 465 yards with 5 touchdowns. 

         Blowout: Vikings win 41-21 

         Miami Dolphins [6-3] at Denver Broncos [3-6]  

         TV: CBS 

         Prediction: Dolphins win 21-7 

         Unwatchable Game of the Week 

         New York Jets [0-9] at Los Angeles Chargers [2-7] 

         TV: CBS in Los Angeles and New York City 

         Prediction: Chargers win 26-14 

         Sunday Night Football  

         Kansas City Chiefs [8-1] at Las Vegas Raiders [6-3]  

         TV: NBC 

        Time: 8:20 PM ET/7:20 PM CT   

        Thoughts: The Chiefs look to avenge their only loss of the season in Week 5 against the Raiders. The Raiders have won 3 straight games and are a good team this year. This will be a shootout as both offenses are playing at a high level. Patrick Mahomes has started to heat up. He has thrown for 788 yards with 9 touchdowns and no interceptions in the last 2 games. Both of these offense are well-rounded and can beat you both ways. They can beat you passing the ball and winning the ball. 

         Shootout: Chiefs win 48-38  

         Monday Night Football  

         Los Angeles Rams [6-3] at Tampa Bay Buccaneers [7-3] 

        TV: ESPN  

        Time: 8:15 PM ET/7:15 PM CT 

        Thoughts: The Rams are the West Coast version of the Bears. The defense is good, but the offense is bad. Their offense has scored 20 ppg since Week 5, but are 2-2 because the defense has allowed just 19.5 ppg. The Buccaneers remember the last time they were in prime time and look for redemption. The Buccaneers are averaging 29.6 ppg this season. Their offense can be explosive when they don't face the Saints. They are averaging 33.7 ppg in games when they don't face the Saints defense.  

          Prediction: Buccaneers win 45-27